18th regiment of infantry of line

The 18th regiment of infantry of line is a French regiment created at the end of the Ancien Mode starting from battalions of the Régiment of Auvergne, under the name of regiment of Gâtinais. It is distinguished during the Campagne from Italy (1796-97), in particular with Cassano, Soncino, Calcinato and the attack of the lines in front of Turin.

Creation and various denominations

  • 1703 : there exists a Régiment of Gâtinais in 1703, whose Colonel is Philippe Charles of Fare, which succeeds the Viscount of Poudenx and is used with the seats as Verceil, of Lvrée, of Vérue and the Mirandole.
  • 1776 : creation from 2nd and 4th battalions of the Regiment of Auvergne under the name of regiment of Gâtinais .
  • 1781 : famous regiment Royal-Auvergne .
  • 1791 : famous 18th regiment of infantry .
  • 1796: 18th half-brigade of infantry of line becomes the , formed starting from the following units:
    • 5th half-brigade of battle (1st battalion of the 3 {{E}} regiment of infantry, 1st battalion of volunteers of the Doubs and 4th battalion of volunteers of the Seine-Lower )
    • 24e half-brigade of battle (2nd battalion of the 12 {{E}} regiment of infantry, 3rd battalion of volunteers of the Somme, 10th battalion of volunteers of reserve, 2nd and 4th battalion of volunteers of requisition of Amiens)
    • 45e half-brigade of battle (1st battalion of the 23 {{E}} regiment of infantry, 1st battalion of volunteers of the The Low-Alps and 1st battalion of volunteers of the Lozere)
  • 1803: famous 18th regiment of infantry of line
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Colonel S Chief of brigade

  • 1781 : lieutenant-colonel of Estrade

  • 1791 : Charles Bertin Gaston Chapuis de Tourville - Colonel (*)

  • 1792: Alexandre-Louis de Fontbonne - Colonel (**)
  • 1796: Jean-Urbain Fugieres - Chief of brigade (*)
  • 1798: Henri-Jacques-Jean Boyer - Chief of brigade
  • 1799: Jean-Baptiste Serrated roller Morangies - Chief of brigade (*)
  • 1801: Jean-Baptiste Ambroise Ravier - Chief of brigade
  • 1803: Jean-Baptiste Ambroise Ravier - Colonel (*)
  • 1809: Pierre Pelleport - Colonel (*)
  • 1813: Louis-Antoine Sauset - Colonel
  • 1813: Jean-Pierre Maury - Colonel
  • 1814: Theophilus Woirol - Colonel

Killed or wounded colonels whereas they ordered the 18th IH:

  • Chief of Morangies brigade: wounded the May 17th, 1799, July 25th, 1799 and March 21st, 1801
  • Colonel Ravier: wounded the February 7th, 1807 and May 3rd, 1809
  • Colonel Sausset: wounded on October 18th, 1813

Killed or wounded officers whereas they were useful in the 18th IH during the period 1804-1815:

  • killed Officers: 38
  • dead Officers of the continuations of their wounds: 26
  • wounded Officers: 248

History of the garrisons, combat and battles of the 18th IH

Old Mode

War of independence of the United States of America

Wars of the Revolution and the Empire

1815 to 1848

Second Empire

1870 to 1914

Fastening (July 1870): 1st body (MacMahon), the 1st division (Ducrot), 1st brigade (Wolf).

First World War

Fastening: 36 {{E}} Division of Infantry of August 1914 in November 1918

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

Inter-war period

Second world war

Feat of arms making particularly honor with the regiment

  • 1796 : Rivoli
  • 1805 : Austerlitz
  • 1812 : Moskowa

Fodder with the colors of the ribbon of the Military decoration decreed on October 15th, 1918

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